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Jerry, Dan, And Stan,
Safe travel wishes to our GREAT FRIENDS FROM OREGON !

Looking forward to seeing all of you soon at UNION.

Lerria and I have a terrific time every year enjoying your company and just wanted
to say thanks for all the good times.

Jerry, you are doing a great job driving, Stan, you keep 'em all in line, ya' hear!



Dan, the pictures look great and it looks like you are having fun. SEE YA'LL SOON!

All the best, David and Lerria Rosamond

Ah, yes, moving a 10-50.

When I purchased my current one, it was located upstairs at the seller's house. The staircase was about 25 steps up (and in a narrow confined hallway), then a small square landing and a right angle turn with another 7 steps or so up to the 2nd story.

Brushing aside the image of how anyone had gotten the damn thing up there, and further repressing the more urgent question of WHY, two other guys and I proceeded to bring it downstairs. No anecdotal help was available, since the seller was dead, so we winged it.

This was a while ago, before gray hair and atrophied muscles. We were strapping youngish lads.

Two guys down, one guy up. Wrestling it around the bend at the top entailed tipping it up on one end and rotating. Then it was a straight shot down. One stumble and the thing was gonna slide down those stairs and flatten at least one of the two guys at the bottom.

We barely made it, but were successful. One guy split his pants, always worth a laugh. I think this was the last time any of my friends were willing to do the "help you move for pizza afterwards" thing. Lucky nobody got a hernia or crushed limb.

The beast is still here, on the ground floor where it belongs. I believe it has contributed to floor unevenness in our family room, but don't mention that to my wife when you visit. I think we estimated its weight at 350-400 pounds.

If I recall correctly, they cost $650 in 1927, and a Model T Ford could be had at that time for $450. At least you could drive the Ford up stairs if necessary, but a 10-50 sounds better.

PeterF wrote:Ah, yes, moving a 10-50.



If I recall correctly, they cost $650 in 1927, and a Model T Ford could be had at that time for $450. At least you could drive the Ford up stairs if necessary, but a 10-50 sounds better.

They're beasts, all right, but when set up and operating correctly they're a thing of beauty! I really enjoy mine.
Bob

They are magnificent machines well all sorted.

Clay

A few adventure pictures from yesterday. We started in Kansas and ended in Iowa. Jerry will fill in some details of our great fun when he posts.

Dan

Thank you for the updates and photos!

What a great day it is. Got to spend a few hours today with 3 of the nicest guys on the forum. Jerry,Stan and Dan. Got to talk with them for a few hours and they bought lunch and gave me a box of cylinders. My hat is off to you guys!!! Have a great trip!! This is what collecting is about nice people that you meet.


Larry Strong

Talkophone wrote:What a great day it is. Got to spend a few hours today with 3 of the nicest guys on the forum. Jerry,Stan and Dan. Got to talk with them for a few hours and they bought lunch and gave me a box of cylinders. My hat is off to you guys!!! Have a great trip!! This is what collecting is about nice people that you meet.


Larry Strong

They are pretty awesome aren't they. I got to hang out with them for most of the Union show last year as they were the booth right across from me. Unfortunately I won't be there this year, but I'm enjoying the
photos of the roadtrip and can't wait for pictures from the show.

See you next year guys!

More updates and photos and phonos!!!!!!

Top photo is Stan in the back of Kent's truck. I took Mark's advice and bought enough stuff to fill Stan's spot in the truck. It worked out fine... Stan got a ride with Kent but he had to buy a bunch of Kent's record cabinets to get a ride to Union in the back of a pickup. (Just kidding... We loaded some cabinets for Kent and used his truck to ferry things down to my truck. Stan's job was to make sure something didn't tip over.)

Second photo... If there is anything that makes a phono nerd squawk, it's when I load a collectable bike in the trailer. I thought I'd avoid the grief by building a bike rack in front of the trailer box. As you can see by the photo, Stan was pitching a fit as I loaded the bike. Some people are hard to please.

Third photo... The bike I purchased is a Swing Bike. It was a trick bike made popular by one of the brothers on the Donnie & Marie show in the seventies. When you unhook a catch under the seat, the front of the bike is independent from the rear so it's possible to ride the bike with your wheels parallel to each other. There must have been many lawsuits because the bikes are dangerous when ridden by inexperienced riders. This bike is 100% original and appears to have been ridden very little.

Fourth phono... Two happy phono nerds on their way to Union.

Jerry Blais